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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Nature and Aim of Fiction, Writing Short Stories and On Her Own Work.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does O'Connor refer to as a "complete dramatic action"?
(a) A movement.
(b) A novel.
(c) A story.
(d) A scene.

2. How did the man selling fence posts get rid of his peafowl?
(a) He and his family would eat them.
(b) He gave them to O'Connor.
(c) He would give them to needy children as gifts.
(d) He would sell them at festivals.

3. How did the old man respond when his children asked him what O'Connor's peacock was?
(a) He says it is "a peacock and nothing more."
(b) He says it is an "overgrown chicken."
(c) He stands in silence before getting back in his car.
(d) He says it is "the king of the birds."

4. What type of people does O'Connor say Southerners can recognize?
(a) Wealthy.
(b) Freaks.
(c) Intellectuals.
(d) Spiritual.

5. What did O'Connor feel like when she heard about The School Southern Degeneracy?
(a) The Velvetine Rabbit.
(b) Br'er Rabbit.
(c) The White Rabbit.
(d) Peter Rabbit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What author does O'Connor use as an example of someone who is not present in his work?

2. What did the telephone repairman say he thought O'Connor's peacock could outrun?

3. What does O'Connor say is the first reaction people have when they see a peacock's tail?

4. What grade were the children who visited O'Connor's farm to see her peafowl?

5. What question did the editorial that challenged O'Connor ask?

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